Berridge (Jesse) The Sonnets of a Platonist, first edition, number 4 of 15 copies on Japanese vellum, bookplate of Robert Garrett, bound in attractive dark blue morocco with gilt-tooled border of tulips, spine gilt in compartments with tulip motifs and five raised bands, turn-ins ruled in gilt with three tulip heads to corners, t.e.g., others uncut, very slight rubbing to edges and a couple of bands, c.145 x 110mm., 1902 § Thomas (Helen) World Without End, first edition, old ink library stamp to rear endpaper, bound in red crushed morocco with border of leafy sprays, small dots and inlaid green flowers all tooled in gilt around title on upper cover and lines of small gilt leaves on lower, spine with vertical title and leafy tendril in gilt, turn-ins with similar flowers, leaves & dots in gilt, g.e., a little rubbed at edges with slight wear to some gilding and spine ends, c.185 x 120mm., 1931, 8vo (2)

⁂ Jesse Berridge, later clergyman, archaeologist and novelist, was a close friend of Edward Thomas until the poet's death in 1917. Helen Thomas married Edward in 1899 while he was still an undergraduate and the second item is the second volume of her frank account of their life together.